Front Office Director

Whiteface Lodge

$75K — $95K *
Hospitality & Recreation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Intermediate knowledge of overall hotel operations
  • Large hotel experience preferred
  • Strong leadership and coaching abilities
  • Effective communication and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Manage front office staff recruitment and training
  • Oversee front office operations to maintain high service standards
  • Enhance guest satisfaction by monitoring service quality
  • Resolve guest complaints and preemptively address potential issues
  • Monitor financial compliance of front office operations
  • Manage department budgets and forecasts effectively
  • Supervise front office department managers

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career advancement within the company
  • Participate in sustainability practices through HHM's EarthView program
  • Employee involvement in safety committee initiatives
  • Dynamic work schedule with a flexible environment
  • Engagement in a variety of guest service challenges
Full Job Description
Overview

Opportunity: Front Office Director

Manage hotel front office operations in accordance with established guest service and sustainability standards.

Potential Career Path

Assistant General Manager - General Manager - Area General Manager

Essential Job Functions
  • Interview, select, train, schedule, coach and support associates, ensuring they perform in accordance with established brand or hotel standards and consistent with HHM core values.
  • Oversee front office departments to ensure an optimal level of service and hospitality are provided to hotel guests.
  • Be aware of guest satisfaction scores and brand standards and work toward increasing departmental and overall guest satisfaction.
  • Resolve customer complaints, and anticipate potential problems by reviewing and monitoring operational issues, business flow and associate performance.
  • Monitor all front of the house financial operations and ensure front office compliance with accounting controls and procedures.
  • Develop, implement and monitor daily, weekly, monthly, and annual department-wide budgets and forecasts. Review, submit for approval, and order capital budget items as required.
  • Supervise all front of the house department managers.
  • Review correspondence from guests and incident logs and direct staff according to information obtained.
  • Oversee all vendor and personnel contracts throughout the hotel.
  • Monitor occupancy of guest room space to ensure most efficient use and minimize overbooking.
  • Oversee the property accounting functions including but not limited to Accounts payable and receivables, house bank audits, petty cash as it relates to the front office.
  • Coordinate with corporate accounting department to oversee payroll functions.
  • Oversee and ensure internal audit standards are met.
  • Interact with the sales staff to discuss and implement sales strategies to continually improve occupancy levels and improve maximum occupancy and rates.
  • Monitor and maintain the front office systems and equipment to ensure optimum performance.
  • Serve on the hotel's safety committee.
  • Create specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely action plans to remedy guest service deficiencies.
  • Follow sustainability guidelines and practices related to HHM's EarthView program.
  • Practice safe work habits, wear protective safety equipment and follow MSDS and OSHA standards.
  • Perform other duties as requested by management.

Position Requirements
  • Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Intermediate knowledge of overall hotel operations.
  • Large hotel experience preferred.

Work Environment and Context
  • Work schedule varies and may include working on holidays, weekends and alternate shifts.
  • Requires standing for extended periods, walking, pushing, lifting up to 25 pounds, bending and reaching, stooping, kneeling, or crouching.

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